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In reply to the discussion: ‘Black Rifles Matter’ sign stirs controversy in Maine tourist town [View all]raging moderate
(4,314 posts)3. Deplorable.
This sort of antic reminds us that there were slave traders in the North. The newspaper article mentions this man's fondness for flying the old confederate flag. The northeastern United States had many different sorts of people in the eighteenth century, and not all of them were opposed to slavery. This man may be descended from some of the buccaneers who manned those horrible slave ships that bought the slaves from Arab traders and transported them across the ocean, hideously crammed in the hold. It is also a reminder of the other northern thugs who actually participated in the legal fiction of owning fellow human beings.
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I saw a couple of similar signs in North and South Carolina a few weeks ago. n/t
Calista241
Sep 2016
#1
People die because of this kind of racism. It should not be dismissed. It turns my stomach.
The Wielding Truth
Sep 2016
#31
And some people wonder why Dem and indie gun owners feel alienated from the party?
benEzra
Sep 2016
#57
That's pretty much what Carrie Nation said to people who liked to have wine with dinner.
benEzra
Sep 2016
#73
So then what would you recommend to reduce the number of incidents like Orlando?
cstanleytech
Sep 2016
#48
A mass murder by a state-licensed security guard authorized to carry contractor-owned weapons
benEzra
Sep 2016
#62
"These assault weapons should not be on our streets unless they're in the hands of law enforcement."
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Sep 2016
#79
The military doesn't use civilian non-automatics like those, except in very specialized roles.
benEzra
Sep 2016
#61
You'd be happier if rifles with straight stocks had been used instead? Or handguns?
benEzra
Sep 2016
#72
Most AR-15's are .22's, hence are underpowered for hunting anything but small game.
benEzra
Sep 2016
#58
If I want to give a rifle to a niece, should I have to pay a dealer ...
JustABozoOnThisBus
Sep 2016
#45